The Pre amble to general engines others in respect of Fowell Wks No 108 is incorrect this was not its first public appearance in steam for about 40 years. The engine attended its first rally in steam at the Bressingham Steam Gala over the weekend of 5th and 6th May 2018.

Effectively a new venue for the former rally at Harewood, we attended on Saturday 1st September 2018.

The sun shone, the venue seems ideal and the punters duly turned up in some quantity, the organisers expected even more on the Sunday when we stopped off to see the Steam Plough Club 'Hands On' event on our way home.

Note that this was not a 'public' event but private for members of the Steam Plough Club:

Few rally organisers lay on such demonstrations these days and when they do far too often the land offered is totally unsuitable being full of stones and even large rocks - the GDSF field was typical. On this occasion it was proper arable farmland and near perfect.

The sun shone and the photographic results were excellent.

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